1. General characteristics of the educational program

Registration number

Code and classification of the field of education

7M04 Business, administration and law

Code and classification of areas of study

7М042 Law

Name of the educational program

CRIMINALISTIC EXAMINATIONS

Availability of an application to the license for the direction of personnel training

№ AB 0137355

1.1    Purpose of the Educational Program

The purpose of the educational program "ЕP - Forensic examination" is the training of qualified specialists for the implementation of forensic activities in the system of law enforcement agencies. The educational program is aimed at the formation of cognitive, functional, systemic and socio-communicative competencies of the student in accordance with the content of forensic activities to counteract offenses. Training involves training in all areas of forensic activity: conducting investigative actions using forensic tools; maintenance, use of forensic records, criminal registration; conducting forensic examinations (trasological, forensic ballistic examination or technical examination of documents, handwriting examination, etc.), be able to integrate the achievements of the natural sciences into the practice of forensic activity (including expert practice), independently carry out scientific research of theoretical and applied nature for the development of the area; build your own program of further education and research activities.

1.2 Main characteristics EP  

Type of EP: master's degree

EP terms: 2 years

Forms of study: full-time

Labor intensity: academic credits 120

Awarded degree: Master in Educational Program

7М04220 - CRIMINALISTIC EXAMINATIONS   

Type of OP:

New OP

1.3 Description of the advantages and distinctive features of the EP in terms of positioning in the market of educational services

The educational program is included in the register of educational programs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

To implement the educational program, the faculty has the following laboratories and research centers:

1. Center for Crime Control Problems

2. Center for Forensic Science at the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics.

Personnel potential: The teaching staff in the amount of 90 people is concentrated in four departments. The teaching staff includes well-known scientists, Doctor of Law, professors - 20 people; candidate of jurisprudence, associate professors - 48 people; Doctors PhD in the specialty "Jurisprudence" - 14 people.

The learning process is carried out in three languages, using the latest techniques.

Representatives of employers take an active part in the preparation of undergraduates: the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Center for Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Undergraduates take an active part in the implementation of research funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the following areas: problems of criminal law and criminology; procedural law, prosecutor's supervision, advocacy. Undergraduates also take part in the implementation of scientific projects financed from other sources, in the organization of scientific and practical conferences and theoretical seminars, the preparation and publication of monographs, scientific articles and reports. In the course of preparing dissertation research, undergraduates travel abroad to work in scientific libraries of leading foreign scientific centers and universities.

The practice bases of the educational program in the specialty "CRIMINALISTIC EXAMINATIONS" are:

- Center for Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its branches;

- Forensic laboratories of law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- Center for Forensic Science at the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics.

Academic mobility. Annually studying undergraduates in the specialty 7M04 Business, Management and Law 7M042 Law, "7M04220-Forensic examinations" have the opportunity to go on scientific internships at the world's leading universities and under the Bolashak program. There are agreements on mutual cooperation for the preparation of undergraduates with the universities of Great Britain, the Russian Federation, China, South Korea, the USA, France, Germany, Poland. Scientific consultants for doctoral students are leading scientists of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign countries. Foreign scientific consultants come to KazNU. al-Farabi for consultation and teaching during the semester.

2. Qualification requirements in the format of learning outcomes 

2.1    Expected learning outcomes of the EP

1. understand the connection of philosophical thought with the intellectual and moral-emotional qualities of a person for self-improvement, understanding the high social significance of the profession of a forensic specialist, using knowledge of English to improve professional and scientific qualifications in forensic activities, to understand and compare the level of domestic and foreign experience in combating offenses ;

2. apply knowledge of psychology, as well as pedagogical techniques for the implementation of a communicative strategy in professional activities and the necessary meta-competences - purposefulness, creativity, conscientiousness, responsibility, development of strong-willed qualities, overcoming conflicts and other qualities when working together with the investigator and other participants in procedural legal relations;

3. interpret the composition of offenses in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, explain the tasks of qualifying a criminal offense, show the role of forensic science for proper qualification;

by choice - to clarify the problems with the criminalization of socially dangerous acts in the Republic of Kazakhstan, to reveal modern and traditional methods of forensic activity, the achievements of science and technology used by law enforcement agencies to identify and search for the offender, to establish his guilt;

4. understand the theoretical and procedural aspects of proof in qualifying an act; explain the limits of proof, classification of evidence, apply the means of proof provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Kazakhstan and demonstrate the procedural rules for their application, show the distinctive features of each procedural form of application of special knowledge in pre-trial proceedings: the participation of a specialist in investigative actions, the appointment and conduct of an audit, audit, the appointment of a forensic examination to a specialist , appointment of a forensic examination, etc.;

5. demonstrate a set of scientific and technical means used in the conduct of investigative actions, covert investigative actions and forensic examinations, show skills in using the means of an investigative suitcase - lighting, search, fixation, packaging, master traditional and modern methods of detecting, fixing, seizing material traces, conduct forensic registration, accounting, etc.

6. understand the tasks of each stage of the investigative action and the role of a forensic specialist at these stages, master the techniques of forensic photography, video recording, assist the investigator (interrogating officer) in putting forward versions during the inspection of the scene, search, etc .;

7. substantiate the scientific provisions of forensic examination, its types, characterize the relationship between the science of forensic science and examination, explain the methodology based on the teachings of forensic identification, diagnosis, reveal the concepts of "general, particular signs", demonstrate skills in the use of a light microscope, binocular, comparative microscopes, optical overlay device and other means in the production of forensic examinations, to show the stages of expert examination;

8. based on the scientific provisions of the trace examination, apply methods and means of expert research: traces of hands, feet, teeth, other parts of the body, traces of human shoes, hacking tools and their traces, vehicles and their traces, establishing the whole in parts, draw up a specialist’s opinion and etc.

by choice - to explain the subject, objects of forensic handwriting examination, tasks, patterns of formation of human writing and motor skills, their individuality, the concepts of general and particular features of handwriting, apply methods for solving diagnostic problems on handwritten texts, signatures, methods of identification by signature, manuscripts, draw up a specialist's opinion, etc.

9. based on the scientific principles of weapons expertise, apply the methods and means of expert research to solve classification, diagnostic, identification problems, draw up a specialist’s opinion, etc.

reveal the scientific provisions of portrait identification, videographic examination - subject, objects, tasks, draw up a specialist's opinion, methods and means of expert research for solving classification, diagnostic, identification problems, draw up a specialist's conclusion, etc.

by choice - explain the subject, objects and tasks of the forensic technical examination of documents, characterize the concept of "strict reporting documents", the materials and details of documents used, apply methods for studying seal impressions, stamps, document forms, identifying changes in the original content of documents, draw up a conclusion specialist, etc.

10. assess the relationship between the process of collecting evidence, the production of forensic examination, research, scientific and methodological forms of activity; to show the relationship and the role of the integration of scientific knowledge from the natural sciences and the science of forensic science into the practical activities of a forensic specialist.

2.2 Expected results for each EP module 

(according to the Guidelines for Describing Learning Outcomes).

2.2 Module name

M-1 Module of History and Philosophy of Science 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. based on the essence of science, interpret it as a system of knowledge, as a type of activity for the production of knowledge, as a social institution, to explain the importance of scientific knowledge in the context of globalization;

2. to realize the skills of speaking in English, reading and writing; understand the main ideas of reports, lectures, messages in English; fluently read scientific, business and other texts, competently compose any written documents, write scientific articles, etc.

M-2 Psychological and pedagogical module 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. explain the general problems of the methodological and theoretical foundations of pedagogy in higher education; apply modern teaching technologies, draw up educational and methodological documentation; understand the role of planning in the organization of training and education, etc.

2. to interpret mental processes, mental properties as constituting the human psyche; understand the patterns of occurrence, development of mental properties, personality traits; master the basic psychodiagnostic methods; apply knowledge of psychology to implement successful communication strategies in personal life and professional activities.

M-3 Modern scientific and technical support for the investigation of criminal offenses in the Republic of Kazakhstan 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. explain the concept of a criminal offense, the purpose of applying criminal punishment, the importance of the correct qualification of a specific socially dangerous act, demonstrate the specific and qualifying signs of a particular act, etc.;

2. based on the laws of the mechanism of the crime and the emergence of information about the crime and its participants, reveal the content of forensic technologies, show the modern directions of scientific and technical support for collecting evidence for the correct qualification of a criminal act;

M-3 Legal regulation of criminal acts in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the application of the achievements of science and technology to counter 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. interpret the criminal law, the elements of the offence, the concept of criminal liability for committed acts, show the problematic issues of criminal law, etc.;

2. explain the content of forensic techniques, tactics and private forensic exercises, show the classification of methods, techniques for detecting, fixing, removing traces, the classification of tactics, recommendations and opportunities for private forensic exercises;

M-4 Scientific organization of forensic activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan and its procedural consolidation 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. state the principles of organization of scientific activity and functioning; own the methodology of scientific research in the field of forensic activity;

2. understand the goals, objectives of pre-trial proceedings, the rights and obligations of subjects of procedural legal relations, freely navigate the procedural rules for conducting investigative actions, based on the nature of the evidence, explain the meaning of the means of proof provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Kazakhstan, their procedural and epistemological aspects;

3. to reveal the concept of special knowledge in the field of procedural legal relations, to interpret each procedural form of attracting special knowledge: the participation of a specialist in investigative actions, the appointment of an audit, the appointment of a forensic examination and other forms;

M-5 Scientific and methodological organization of the production of forensic examinations in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. understand the essence of forensic examination as a means of proof, provide a scientific classification, explain the types of forensic examinations under the law, know the basic legal acts regulating forensic activities, the procedure for appointing and conducting a forensic examination, the rights and obligations of a forensic expert, own a general methodology conducting a forensic examination, observe the stages of an expert study, the structure of the conclusion of a forensic expert, justify the forms of conclusions when resolving issues;

M-6 Theoretical foundations and methods of forensic examinations 

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. disclose the subject, objects, tasks and scientific foundations of the trace study, apply methods and means of examination of traces of hands, feet, teeth of a person, traces of shoes, hacker tools, vehicles, to identify the whole in parts;

2. disclose the subject, objects and tasks of forensic ballistic examination, examination of edged weapons, apply methods and means for the examination of ammunition; steel arms

M-6 Theoretical foundations and methods of forensic examination of documents

Upon successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

1. explain the subject, objects and tasks of the forensic technical examination of documents, characterize the materials used for the manufacture of document forms, details, apply methods for studying seal impressions, stamps, document forms, identifying changes in the content of documents, etc.;

2. explain the subject, objects and tasks of handwriting examination, the patterns of formation of writing and motor skills, navigate in terms of "general and particular features" of handwriting, apply methods for studying manuscripts, signatures to resolve diagnostic, identification issues, etc.

3. Fields of professional activity of the graduate

3.1 Planned field of professional activity of the graduate

Personnel training is planned in the following areas of professional activity:

in educational;

in the scientific field;

in law enforcement activities of law enforcement agencies.

3.2 Types of activity (professions) for which the graduate of the EP is mainly preparing

Training in the field of professional activity includes the following activities, professions, qualification levels

Graduates of the specialty "7M04220 - CRIMINALISTIC EXAMINATIONS" can perform the following types of professional activities:

ü  educational (pedagogical);

ü  scientific;

ü  law enforcement;

ü  human rights;

ü  consulting;

ü  expert;

ü  information and analytical;

ü  organizational and managerial.

3.3 Analysis and needs of the labor market in graduates of this EP 

For the future employment of program graduates, the key employers in the specialty "7M04220 - FORENSIC EXAMINATION" are:

1. Internal affairs bodies;
2. Bodies of the prosecutor's office;
3. National security agencies;
4. Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption;
5. State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, etc.;
6. Customs control authorities;
7. Bodies and organizations licensed to carry out expert examinations and specialized studies

     8. Forensic examination bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The educational program is relevant for a specific area of employment

1. Production of forensic and forensic examinations.

2. Conducting scientific research in the field of criminology and forensic examination.

3. Development of scientific and methodological recommendations in the activities of a forensic specialist, forensic expert.

4. Production of specialized research;

5. Teaching activity.

4. Requirements for the applicant

Admission rules: Vocational education - master's degree is carried out on the basis of higher (bachelor's) education. Admission to the magistracy is carried out on a competitive basis based on the results of passing entrance exams in accordance with the "Model Rules for Admission to Universities".

The conditions of competitive selection correspond to the "Model rules for admission to the master's program of universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

For training in this type of expert specializations, the following requirements are imposed:

1)       Applicants for admission to the educational program 7M04220 - Forensic examinations must have a higher education in any specialty.

Module name

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М-1 History and Philosophy of Science Module

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М-2 Psychological and pedagogical module 

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М-3 Modern scientific and technical support for the investigation of criminal offenses in the Republic of Kazakhstan 

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М-3 Legal regulation of criminal acts in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the application of the achievements of science and technology to counter 

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М-4 Scientific organization of criminalistic activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan and its procedural consolidation 

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М-5 Scientific and methodological organization of the production of forensic examinations in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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М-6 Theoretical foundations and methods of forensic examinations 

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М-6 Theoretical foundations and methods of forensic examination of documents 

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М4 TEACHING PRACTICE        

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М6 RESEARCH PRACTICE

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М8,9 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PRACTICE

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